The Private Life of an Eastern King: By a Member of the Household of His Late Majesty, Nussir-U-Deen, King of Oude

by William Knighton

Book Overview

The writer William Knighton (c.1824-1900) spent much of his career in Sri Lanka and India. Published in 1855, this is an account of the court of the notorious Indian King Nussir-u-deen (c.1803-37), written from the viewpoint and using the testimony of an anonymous British member of the King's retinue. Richly descriptive, it is an intimate portrait of life in the service of a hedonistic sovereign so hated and paranoid that he feared his own family...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108046703
• ISBN13: 9781108046701
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"